> > How about scenario #3: I wish to output my data in (for example)
> > three columns, as a phone book does. To make the example simple,
> > assume 15 data points. I wish the output to look like
> >
> > 1 6 11
> > 2 7 12
> > 3 8 13
> > 4 9 14
> > 5 10 15
> >
> > So when I'm outputting row 1, I need data points 1, 6, and 11. Isn't
> > it easier to generate the query, put in array, and output the rows
> > from the array? Keep in mind, the number of data points might be
> > variable, the constraints being n columns with approximately the same
> > number of data point in each column.
>
>
>
> Instead of creating a whole array, why not just move the pointer of the
> result set? Like so (the example prints rows in reverse order):
>
> http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-data-seek.php
Another solution to the example above would be something like this:
<table>
<tr>
<td>
<table>
<?
$i=0;
for($j=1;$j<=15;$j++){
?><tr><td><?= $j ?></td></tr><?
$i++;
if($i==5){
?></table></td><td><table><?
$i=0;
}
}
?>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
The result is a table with 3 cells, each cell containing a table with 5
rows. The iterator closes the table and cell, and starts a new one every 5
records. A bit of tweaking and some additional logic could make it dynamic.
:B
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